Switched Reluctance Motor

Application ID: 28011


Switched reluctance motors work on the principle of reluctance torque. The stator and rotor will interact so as to minimize the reluctance for the flux path. This application simulates the behavior of the motor when the stator winding is excited with a step voltage and the rotor being standstill. The magnetic core has a non-linear B-H relationship. Current drawn by the stator winding, torque acting on the rotor and magnetic field distribution are calculated. The results obtained are compared against the experimental results published at http://www.compumag.org/jsite/team.html (Problem 24) and show good agreement.

This model example illustrates applications of this type that would nominally be built using the following products: